Pranab Roy ⓘ (born 10 February 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who played two Test matches for India.[1]
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| Full name | Pranab Roy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1957 Calcutta, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 156) | 13 January 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 February 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
He received his early education at Rama Chandra School in Kolkata. His father Pankaj Roy taught him cricket when he was 5 years old. He took interest in Cricket at the age of 9. His coach Sundar Biswas coached him. He was known for his prolific batting. His idol was Mushtaq Ali.[2]
He had an accident on 5 November 1975 when he was 18 years old where he was playing cricket with his friends and his leather ball got hit on his face. His teeth got fallen down and his nose bled heavily. He was rushed to a city hospital in Kolkata and he had a facial surgery. Presently he runs Pankaj Roy Cricket Academy in Salt Lake.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Pranab Roy profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Bharatvarsh, TV9 (10 February 2021). "भारतीय क्रिकेटर के मुंह पर लगी गेंद, नाक से खून बहा, दांत टूटे, करानी पड़ी चेहरे की सर्जरी". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pranab Roy: The last of Bengal's greatest cricket dynasty". Cricket Country. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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